Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.) dropped her bid to become the next House GOP Conference Chairman late Wednesday.

Bachmann, a darling of the Tea Party movement, ended her week-long run against fellow conservative Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) after it was apparent that Hensarling had the votes to win the leadership election.

Bachmann was quick to endorse Hensarling, who her supporters had painted as the “establishment” candidate in the race to be the fourth-ranking House Republican in the 112th Congress.

This essentially means that the GOP leadership fights are over:

At this point, only the GOP Policy Committee Chairman position is contested. Reps. Tom Price (R-Ga.) and Connie Mack (R-Fla.) are running for the position, currently held by Michigan Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R).

But as it stands, the rest of the leadership positions are uncontested.

About Doug MataconisDoug holds a B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University and J.D. from George Mason University School of Law. He joined the staff of OTB in May, 2010 and also writes at Below The Beltway.
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